Space Coast beach danger

[wreckdiver1715]

Brevard County Florida officials want to build a seawall “Artificial Reef” at the outer reefs from Patrick AFB, South to Indian Harbor Beach. This is part of an effort to rebuild and refurbish beaches that have been eroded by hurricanes. Hmmm these are the same folks that damaged our beaches by trucking in tones of “dirt” from the mainland to renew the beaches following last year’s hurricanes. http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051114/NEWS01/511140343/-1/archives This plan could possibly destroy many shipwreck archaeology sites along this stretch of east central Florida coast, in addition to the adverse environmental impact that it will have on fishing and turtle nesting.

 

[CBulla]

This is the same kind of thinking that spent 18 million dollars in Sarasota County last year on a renourishment project that occured earlier this year and has had the result of cloudy water, a missing reef and so far, those of us who've been there more than occaisional can already see a noticible deterioration of the sand.

 

[cudachaser]

Ain't much off that area anyway, just sand and more sand.

Joe

 

[CBulla]

Dude.. its a fossil bed. If your into fossiling its a GREAT place to dive and hunt, there just aint shark teeth there if you know what your looking for!

 

[WahooWolfe]

More insanity from our government. Though well intentioned, I hope, it seems as if it's a waste of time and tax money to attempt to work against mother nature..........

 

[drdiver1952]

You Florida people have it easy. Here in Texas, we just drill oil wells all over our beaches.